Darrell Rodriguez has resigned his position as president of LucasArts, reports Kotaku, who say "several members of his executive team" have parted ways with the Lucasfilm gaming subsidiary. A subsequent update adds that Lucasfilm's Jerry Bowerman will be in charge at LucasArts while they seek a full-time replacement. Thanks nin.

Black Prophecy eh, never heard of it. They've got the pretty graphics but is there a game there? Looks like maybe we'll get a chance to find out in another couple of months.

Btw, for those who miss Wing Commander, there have actually been a few good fan projects based on it. I've played through most of Wing Commander Standoff, which is a new story set between WC2 and WC3. It's one of very few fan projects I've seen that includes quality new content while staying true to the original games. It can be quite difficult, though. It's available as a series of episodes and is based on a modified Secret Ops engine, all of which can be downloaded at:http://standoff.solsector.net/

There are also some Privateer remakes that are very close to the original game from what I hear, but I don't think I ever got around to trying them:http://www.wcnews.com/fanprojects/